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July 2019

July 22, 2019

The Gift of Repentance

Any church kid can tell you the definition of repentance. It is about turning around....

July 12, 2019

Speaking the Truth Can Transform Your Relationship

Relationships are hard. We try all sorts of different things to make them better. Even...

July 03, 2019

The Most Dangerous Threat to Your Relationship

There are a lot of things that threaten a relationship. Challenging circumstances. Outside temptations. But...

June 2019

June 14, 2019

4 Essential Ways to Love Your Spouse

It is relatively easy to be attracted to someone. It is something else to love them. There...

May 2019

May 20, 2019

Why Do We Bother With Relationships?

Almost every human is actively pursuing relationship. We like having friends. We are desperate for...

May 10, 2019

Why You Need Community

In our modern society, we are becoming more and more agitated with one another. We...

April 2019

April 05, 2019

How to Communicate Your Boundaries

Boundaries are hard. It is a challenging aspect of being human. In a life where...

April 03, 2019

4 Dangers of the Honeymoon Phase

We live in a world full of options. We have more choices than we can...

March 2019

March 15, 2019

Maybe It’s Not About Sex

When it comes to relationships, we talk about sex a lot. A lot. When I...

February 2019

February 20, 2019

How to Foster Trust in A Relationship

Relationships are built on trust. An abundance of it leads to thriving. An absence of...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Why Are We Addicted to Drama?

My brother once dated a girl and the two of them constantly got on my...

January 07, 2019

One Simple Practice to Heal Your Communication Woes

The holidays are full of merriment and cheer. Mostly. One thing that can get in...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

How Truth Can Destroy Your Relationship

I've been watching a true crime documentary on Netflix. The newly retained defense lawyer met...

November 2018

November 12, 2018

How Solitude and Silence Prepares You for Relationship

I was traveling recently and had to leave my bags in an international train station...

November 05, 2018

The Copernican Revolution Your Relationships Need

The relationships we are in often carry some assumptions. We have our own way of...

September 2018

September 19, 2018

How Forgiveness Sets Relationships Free

You may have heard it said a thousand times. Forgiveness is more about the person...

September 10, 2018

The Path to Healing

Pain hurts. It is unpleasant. A digging kind of sorrow. A nagging sort of torture....

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Pain is an Inevitable Step on the Journey Towards Intimacy

As much as we avoid pain, there are several benefits to turmoil. Although it hurts, there...

August 15, 2018

Searching for Narnia in New York City

I’ve been searching for Narnia my whole life. When I was a kid, my parents...

August 10, 2018

How Our Increasingly Transactional Culture is Undermining Relationships

With maxims like ‘what’s in it for me’, ‘I’ll scratch your back if you scratch...

July 2018

July 16, 2018

What Makes A Family?

As the trend of marrying later in life continues, more and more young adults are...

July 13, 2018

The Decline of the Human Relationships

The rise of the Internet, smart phones, and social media has been well documented. So...

June 2018

June 20, 2018

Beyond FOMO: 3 Fear-Based Acronyms Plaguing Your Life

The fear of missing out (FOMO) has become a cultural phenomenon. We sheepishly confess to...

June 08, 2018

4 Steps to Adult Friendship

It’s no secret that significant community for young adults is a challenge. Everyone is focused...

June 04, 2018

Shame and Honor: Defining The Ingredients of Relationships

Like every organization, the culture of our relationships is determined by how we define two...

April 2018

April 13, 2018

4 Ways to Improve Family Communication

It is amazing what we are capable of. We can live with people everyday, but...

March 2018

March 26, 2018

Innovative Relating

The single greatest plague destroying relationships is our unwillingness to grow. Imagine if tech companies...

March 23, 2018

Why Us Versus Them is The Wrong Question

In an increasingly global world, the challenge of security and inclusiveness is expanding. From national...

March 02, 2018

Who Can We Trust?

As one of the three things we can control, deciding who we trust is an...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Complacency Is The Silent Killer Destroying Your Relationships

There are lots of things that destroy relationships. Anger. The battle for control. Unmet expectations....